Gabon vs Kenya: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Gabon
0.4617 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Kenya
0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Gabon rank
148th
Kenya rank
150th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Gabon
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.4617 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Kenya, a difference of 0.0029 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 148th and Kenya ranks 150th of 163 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 1.38 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8346 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5484 kilowatt-hours per dollar Gabon
1990s 1.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6722 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5272 kilowatt-hours per dollar Gabon
2000s 0.6893 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5931 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0962 kilowatt-hours per dollar Gabon
2010s 0.5722 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.531 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0412 kilowatt-hours per dollar Gabon
2020s 0.4561 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4756 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0195 kilowatt-hours per dollar Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Gabon or Kenya?
Gabon, at 0.4617 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Gabon and Kenya?
0.0029 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Kenya?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Gabon and Kenya rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Gabon ranks 148th and Kenya ranks 150th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.